HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2718        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3020

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to a pay per stop T commission.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/29/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

12/12/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

12/12/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

12/12/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

12/12/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

12/12/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

12/12/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

12/12/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

12/12/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2718        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3020

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3020) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to changing the fee structure of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to “pay per stop”, so-called.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to a pay per stop T commission.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission to study and report on the implications of changing the fee structure of the MBTA to a “pay per stop” structure as opposed to the current flat fee structure.

SECTION 2. The commission shall consists of the chairmen of the joint committee on transportation who will serve as co-chairs; the secretary of transportation or his designee; the secretary of public safety or his designee; the speaker of the house of representatives or his designee; the president of the senate or his designee; the minority leader of the house of representatives or his designee; the minority leader of the senate or his designee; a representative of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority appointed by the governor; and a member of the public from the City of Boston appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the attorney general.

SECTION 3. The commission shall study the possible lost or gained revenue from restructuring the fee structure of the MBTA. The commission shall hold a minimum of two public hearings in the Greater Boston area.

SECTION 4. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any draft of legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on transportation, and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate on or before June 1, 2016.